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Published on: August 21, 2026
If the head of cockroach is removed, it may live for few days because
A
The cockroach does not have nervous system
B
The head holds a small proportion of a nervous system while the rest is situated along the ventral part of its body
C
The head holds a 
of a nervous system while the rest is situated along the dorsal part of its body
of a nervous system while the rest is situated along the dorsal part of its body
D
The supra-oesophageal ganglia of the cockroach are situated in ventral part of abdomen
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The nervous system of cockroach consists of a series of fused, segmentally arranged ganglia joined by paired longitudinal connectives on the ventral side. The brain is represented by supra-oesophageal ganglion which supplies nerves to antennae and compound eyes.
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